Basics

In reading this book, you may get stuck if you don't know certain fundamental facts about using your Mac or if you don't understand Take Control syntax for things like working with menus or finding items in the Finder. Keep reading to learn about these basics, and pay special attention to the information about right-clicking, since it covers the best way to do so not only on the Mac but also in a virtualization environment.

Menus

Where I describe choosing a command from a menu in the menu bar, I use a compact description. For example, to create a new virtual machine in Fusion, you choose New from the File menu; I abbreviate this by saying "choose File > New."

Finding an Application's Preferences

I often refer to preferences that you may want ...

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